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Viewers hail returning detective drama The Marlow Murder Club as ‘absolutely brilliant’

Viewers hail returning detective drama The Marlow Murder Club as ‘absolutely brilliant’

Published by Daniella Wilson

The hit mystery drama, The Marlow Murder Club, returned to our screens on Thursday with its highly anticipated third season – and viewers have hailed the opening episode as “brilliant”.  Based on the novels by Death in Paradise creator Robert Thorogood, the series is set in the picturesque Buckinghamshire town of Marlow, where retired archaeologist and amateur sleuth Judith Potts (Samantha Bond) teams up with dog walker Suzie Harris (Jo Martin) and vicar’s wife Becks Starling (Cara Horgan) to solve a string of intriguing crimes.  © UKTV/Robbie GrayThe Marlow Murder Club is back with its anticipated third season Each series has attracted a number of major stars, with the likes of Peter Davison (The Gold, Gentleman Jack), Tony Gardner (The Larkins, Last Tango in Halifax) and comedy legend Harry Enfield guest starring in the latest season.  This compelling drama is cosy crime at its best. With engaging puzzles, clever twists and plenty of charm, it’s no wonder The Marlow Murder Club is such a big hit with fans. Find out what viewers and critics have …

The Marlow Murder Club’s Samantha Bond on Judith’s budding romance

The Marlow Murder Club’s Samantha Bond on Judith’s budding romance

Published by Daniella Wilson

While The Marlow Murder Club primarily focuses on the various cases the leading trio investigate, we have over the first two seasons delved more into their personal lives. The end of season 2 saw Samantha Bond’s Judith meet Hugh Quarshie’s Professor Darius Gifford, and sparks appeared to fly between the two of them. Now, with Quarshie returning for season 3, Bond has told Radio Times exclusively that we will see their romance “developing” – however, it will be doing so “slowly and cautiously”. “Judith hadn’t had anything romantic in her life for many years,” Bond said. “So, she’s cautious. She does engage him to help her, however. So he’s quite cunning at being a sleuth of his own, as it were.” Samantha Bond and Hugh Quarshie in The Marlow Murder Club. Dan Fearon/UKTV This season will also feature a particularly personal story for Cara Horgan’s Becks, as she finds herself the suspect in an investigation when a murder takes place at her university reunion. Speaking about the storyline, Suzie star Jo Martin told us that her …

The Marlow Murder Club stars tease one of the trio becoming a suspect

The Marlow Murder Club stars tease one of the trio becoming a suspect

Published by Daniella Wilson

The third season of The Marlow Murder Club will start airing next week, and one of the cases will see things get personal for the trio of Judith, Suzie and Becks. That is because, in the third and final case of the new run, Becks will find herself a suspect, when a murder takes place at a university reunion she is attending in an eerie manor house. Judith and Suzie stars Samantha Bond and Jo Martin both spoke with Radio Times exclusively about this storyline, and Bond said that while neither of Becks’s partners in crime-solving suspect actually question her innocence, “they do have to suspect her”. “It also means, because she’s on the inside of the investigation and they’re on the outside, there’s a conflict of, what can they ask?”, Bond said. “They do ask things in their roundabout way. And it’s not easy for Tanika, having the three women separated.” Samantha Bond, Jo Martin and Cara Horgan in The Marlow Murder Club. UKTV/Dan Fearon Meanwhile, Jo Martin said that the trio are rock solid, …

The Marlow Murder Club star Samantha Bond teases season 3 twists

The Marlow Murder Club star Samantha Bond teases season 3 twists

Published by Daniella Wilson

Samantha Bond, Jo Martin and Cara Horgan are back as the three members of the titular Marlow Murder Club, with the trio taking on a set of new cases. Bond, who plays Judith Potts, spoke exclusively with Radio Times about the show’s third season, teasing what viewers can expect when it airs on U&Drama. When asked what was new this time around, Bond said that the show’s appeal was in its “twists and turns” every episode, before noting that “the quality of the writing has been maintained now for three series, and one can’t ask for more than that”. Asked to tease the three cases that we’ll see across the six new episodes, Bond said: “Well, the great thing about The Marlow Murder Club is that the murder is always at the beginning. “So storyline one, the mayor of the council gets murdered and there are all the councillors, and any one of them could have done it. And the twists and turns it takes you on are phenomenal.” Cara Horgan as Becks Starling, Samantha …

Downton Abbey star’s ‘brilliant’ crime drama The Marlow Murder Club is your March binge-watch

Downton Abbey star’s ‘brilliant’ crime drama The Marlow Murder Club is your March binge-watch

Published by Daniella Wilson

Looking for the ultimate cosy crime show to binge-watch this month? The hit murder mystery series, The Marlow Murder Club, is returning with its anticipated third season in March, and you might want to put it on your watchlist.  The popular series, based on the crime novel series by Death in Paradise creator Robert Thorogood, is set in the idyllic Buckinghamshire town of Marlow and follows retired archaeologist Judith Potts (Samantha Bond), dog walker Suzie Harris (Jo Martin), and vicar’s wife Becks Starling (Cara Horgan) as they tackle a string of puzzling murder mysteries. With an impressive score of 83 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes, The Marlow Murder Club has become a favourite of the cosy crime genre. With gripping mysteries and an outstanding cast of main and guest stars, this comedy-drama is a joy to watch.  Check out the trailer for season three below… WATCH: The trailer for The Marlow Murder Club season three What to expect from season three The new six-part series promises a fresh set of intriguing mysteries for our main trio …